Answer:
I personally just read slower than i normally do and make sure I am able to feel sure about what I am reading.
Explanation:
Enjambment - the sentences do not finish with the end of the line.
Simile - "like a slackened drum"
Maybe even hyperbole, since it is an exaggeration.
1. The dogs in my neighbour’s yard started barking.
2. The teacher asked the students in the back row of the classroom to please be quiet.
Etymology .studying of the history word dictionary